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Saturday, September 27, 2014

DanceWorks Chicago piloted the DanceMoves Choreography Competitionin
our 2012-2013 season to great enthusiasm. DWC is perfectly positioned
to build on this successful debut and provide a layer of opportunity for
Chicago-based choreographers as we continue our on-going commitment to
encourage new work via Dance Chance, our monthly version of open mic night. We are excited
to develop ways for local choreographers to shine and are proud to
contribute to the city's cultural landscape by encouraging creativity
and promoting excellence. We are
grateful to all of the dancemakers who shared work with us through the application process. It is with excitement that we announce the DanceMoves 2014 choreographers:

Connor Cornelius, from Oak Park, IL, graduated cum laude
from Western Michigan University with a BFA in Dance. Connor is
currently a performance apprentice with Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre.Ayako Kato
is a Chicago-based dancer/choreographer who hails from Yokohama, Japan.
Since 1998, she has been the Artistic Director of Ayako Kato/Art Union
Humanscape and presented and performed her works extensively in the
United States, Japan, and Europe.

Taylor Mitchell
graduated with his BFA in Dance from the University of Arizona, where he
received the "Creative Achievement Award" for various works of
choreography set on the U of A ensemble and musical theater department.
Taylor is a company member with Thodos Dance Chicago.

Liv Schaffer, from Algonquin, IL, graduated summa cum laude
from Alonzo King's LINES BFA Program at Dominican University. Liv has
danced and choreographed with the JUNTOS Collective, and her work has
been presented at American College Dance Festival Association's Baja
Conference. Liv is a member of DanceWorks Chicago.Each
of these choreographers will create a new work inspired by the city of
Chicago to be unveiled in studio showings this autumn. First up: Connor
Cornelius! Please join us forDance Bytesin our home at the Ruth Page Center on Friday, October 3 to see Connor unveil her new creation!

Stay tuned for more DanceMoves news and join us to support fresh voices and next steps in the Chicago dance community.

Monday, September 22, 2014

Course
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Saturday, September 13, 2014

DanceWorks Chicago is excited to travel to Minneapolis to represent Chicago at the Arts Midwest conference. For any Twin Cities folks interested in dance, feel free to pass along information about the Chicago & Minneapolis/Saint Paul Dance Showcase on Wednesday and Thursday, September 17 and 18 at the Cowles Center!

Monday, September 8, 2014

Project NIA's Meaning of Chiraq project is collecting 100 word submissions, visual submissions, audio submissions are being collected throughSeptember 30th so if any of your students want to contribute they are welcome

Miriam Kaba is hoping to include selected submissions in a publication that will be released at a special event on November 5 from 6 to 8 pmat the Sullivan Galleries at the School of the Art Institute.